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Where does the expression 'Holy Mackerel' come from? Harry, Bristol, Britain Emily, Richmond, NSW, Australia Uk, now!

The release of a new DFW biopic, The End of the Tour, confirms his cult status as a guide to our cultural predicament. But to venerate him as literatures good guy is to miss the point Recently, the impersonal fecundity of Google Alerts spat into my email inbox the news that a new oil painting

Steve Smiths opening punt seemed to fail but Pat Cummins rare gamble paid off to give Australia a winning hand against the West Indies on day one of the first Test. Report: So ends a satisfactory day for Australia sent in West Indies, bowled them out cheaply, last-wicket annoyance notwithstanding, and have made a

Monroe claimed to eat two raw eggs whisked into cold milk every morning, and in 1952 was photographed in bed, naked but for a sheet, concocting her body builder-style breakfast. Served plain, it's very, very bland this version is both delicious and eliminates the risk of food poisoning.

Best known as an editor and memoirist, Diana Athill also wrote two books of short stories and this novel, first published in 1967 and now reissued. It shows her editors eye for an arresting opening When I was at school I used to think that everyone disliked me and the story ends with